16 Best Shopping in Western Australia, Australia

This gorgeous collaboration estate is worth dedicating at least a couple of hours to mosey through the gardens, sample wine at the unique self-serve tasting deck, gaze upon the walls of local art, and, of course, shop for pottery, and even watch the artists work their magic on the pottery wheel. You may also meet the resident cat who loves sleeping in the seating areas. If the mood strikes, try the Happs Hamper program, which is a build-your-own-picnic. Grab a supplied basket and choose your items from the fridge and pantry. Pick a bottle of wine and a spot on the manicured lawn for a memorable wine and shopping day out.  Happs Wines offers free tastings in its self-pour cellar door.

Find true Aboriginal art here, as well as gifts and souvenirs, including soaps, bath, and beauty products, featuring Australian native plants. Oils and clays are made on-site and native Australian foods and flavors known as bush tucker is available to sample and buy. The gallery is owned and operated by local Aboriginal people who are branching out to include Aboriginal cultural experiences such as bush-tucker talks and tastings. 

Calling all chocoholics! If smooth milk chocolate is your vice and rich dark is your life, then proceed directly to Margaret River's very own chocolate factory. As you step inside this sweet paradise, there are free chocolate tastings to get you started. You'll also find an on-site café and a window into the kitchen where you'll get to see chocolate-making in action. The warehouse-size gift shop is stocked full of chocolate in every shape, size, and combination to satisfy every craving. Look for locations in Perth and the Swan Valley, too.

Bookworms and word nerds will adore this delightful bookshop on the corner of High and Henry Streets in the middle of Fremantle's shopping district. Besides a generous selection of books spanning all genres, including travel, you'll find funny greeting cards, games, puzzles, journals, Moleskine notebooks, gift wrap, and quirky stationery.

This award-winning artisanal producer smack-dab in the middle of vineyards and olive trees is an aromatherapy feast for the senses. Inside a converted machinery shed (the soap factory), there are a chemical-free range of soaps and body care products hand blended with natural organic ingredients, as well as yummy olives, tapenades, dukkahs, and pestos all without preservatives or artificial additives. This is a place for gastronomes and purists. Sniff, rub, scrub, pamper, and taste to your heart's content.

Check website for the shop's "make your own" classes.

For a mix of designer threads, high fashion, and comfy staples, head to this shiny enclosed shopping center. You'll find gorgeous Australian beauty products by Aesop; classic garments at Country Road; mature but glam women's wear at Carla Zampatti; activewear at Lorna Jane; swimwear at Seafolly; cosmetics at Mecca Comestica; and high-end everything at David Jones—they're all Australian. For international brands, seek out Chanel, French Connection, and Lululemon. There are half a dozen chic cafés, too—get a chocolate hit at Koko Black and great yum cha at Yamato Kaiten Sushi.

You can find authentic Aboriginal artifacts at Creative Native with an extensive selection of Aboriginal art. Each piece of original artwork comes with a certificate of authenticity and royalties are paid to all artists. Painted boomerangs, didgeridoo, and dishes make wonderful gifts and lasting souvenirs of your holiday Down Under. 

Commissioned work available. 

This classy department store opens onto the Murray Street pedestrian mall. Inside you'll find a wide range of designer clothing, shoes, bags, accessories, makeup and beauty items, perfume, housewares, and gift ideas. 

One of the big pluses of stopping in at WA’s largest boutique family-owned winery is that there are a number of labels you can taste, all fixed at different quality and price points. Beneath high ceilings and with views of vineyard rows, compare the Howard Park branded wines against the simpler MadFish and the elegant drops under their super-premium offering, Marchand & Burch. Interestingly, feng shui principles were used to design the spacious tastings room. Floor-to-ceiling windows allow in plenty of light as well as giving views over the property, and even the door has specific measurements to allow good luck to flow through. Wines produced under the Howard Park label include Riesling, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, and Cabernet Sauvignon. Tasting fees start at A$10 per person.

For more than 30 years, the owners of this gallery have been dedicated to the fair work trade of Aboriginal artists, so rest assured, when you purchase a piece of local art here, you are giving back to a community. You'll find traditional dot painting, as well as contemporary creatives here. Insured worldwide shipping is available.

There's no better or practical Aussie souvenir than a pair of warm and wooly, genuine Ugg boots, and Key Sole Fremantle sells them at its three locations around Fremantle. It also stocks famed Australian brands like Crocs and Emu. It's easy to miss their High Street location so look for the sign that simply says KS and the store full of Ugg boots. You can also buy online. 

This popular café--boutique supermarket offers more than quick bites and organic, locally grown and produced grocery items (the chocolate brownies are delicious). You'll also find vegan-friendly skin care, organic cotton travel towels, eco-friendly kitchen supplies, and ready-made meals to take back to your accommodation.

Get your fill of authentic Aboriginal art—far more than just dot paintings—by viewing one of the solo or group-curated exhibitions by emerging and established artists and communities at the Mossenson Galleries, which has been one of Australia's leading Indigenous commercial galleries since 1993. The gallery is open on Saturday 11--4. 

This popular upmarket department store, Australia's largest, carries all manner of goods and sundries, along with Australian brands. You can find some bargains on the clothing sale racks. 

This shop sells everything for the Australian bushman—and woman—including moleskin pants, hand-tooled leather boots, Akubra hats, and their characteristic cobalt blue shirts.

Design your own boots with their bespoke footwear service.

If you feel the need for retail therapy, here's a great spot to let loose, as every store—and there are a lot of them—sells discounted goods here. There are clothes for all ages and styles, shoes, sneakers, gifts, books, sporting gear, beauty products, and more. There are cafés to refuel in, but the food is nothing special.